Archive for date: September 18th, 2024

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has revealed how he responded to his daughter’s report of being b+llied during her National Youth Service Corps service. Addressing NYSC members during their passing out at the Lagos Orientation Camp on Tuesday, the governor said: “I want to thank the Camp officials for...

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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the country’s foreign exchange reserves are at risk due to the petrol subsidy removal, lower crude oil earnings, increased external debt servicing obligations and rising import bills. CBN disclosed this in its Monetary, Credit, Foreign Trade and Exchange Policy guidelines for fiscal...

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American rapper Sean Love Combs, better known as Diddy, will remain in custody pending his trial after a New York federal judge denied his $50 million bail proposal on Tuesday, September 17, 2024. The judge remanded the musician in custody after prosecutors argued he was a “serious flight risk”....

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The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has issued a flood alert to Nigerians as the management of the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon is set to begin regulated water releases into the country. NIHSA’s director-general, Umar Mohammed, in a statement on Tuesday said the dam’s regulated water releases will commence...

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On Tuesday, September 17, Georgian lawmakers passed the final reading of a controversial law on “family values and the protection of minors,” introducing broad restrictions on LGBT rights. The bill would give authorities the legal power to ban Pride events, public displays of the LGBT rainbow flag, and enforce...

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